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Dear Editor;
I am CONVINCED that you and I, one person at a time, truly (not can but) will make this world a better place.
A friend sent me these "Words to live by."
Kindness is in our power even when fondness is not.
-Henry James-
Compassion is language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
-Mark Twain-
Carry a heart that never hates,
A smile that never fades,
And a touch that never hurts.
Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret,
For I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.
-Robert Brault-
Treat everyone with politeness,
Even though those who are
rude to you,
Not because they are nice
but because you are.
Never look down to anyone unless you are helping them up.
A good character is the
best tombstone.
Those who loved you will
remember. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles, It might be the only sunshine he or she sees all day.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody. It saves so much trouble.
-Rudyard Kipling-
Don't be yourself - be someone nicer.
Never miss an opportunity to make others happy,
Even if you have to leave
them alone in order to do it.
Love your enemies. It will confuse them greatly.
There is one word that may serve as a rule for all one's life: Reciprocity (a situation where each enjoys an equal benefit from the
relationship).
-Confucius-
Grownups know that little things matter and that
Relationships are based
on respect.
Don't wait for people to be friendly. Show them how.
-Henry James
The most improtant trip you may take in life is
Meeing people halfway.
-Henry Boyle-
When I was young, I admired clever people.
Now that I am old,
I admire kind people.
-Abraham Herschel-
If we should deal out justice
only in this world,
Who would escape?
No, it is better to be generous
For it gains us gratitude.
-Mark Twain-
Be tender with the young.
Compassinate with the aged.
And tolerant of the weak...
Because someday in your life
You will be all of these.
-George Washington Carver-
You can't live a perfect day
Without doing something for someone
Who will never be able
to repay you.
-John Wooden-
If those who owe us nothing gave us nothing,
How poor we would be.
-Antonio Porchia-
You cannot do a kindness too soon for you never know
How soon it will be too late.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
Eileen Z. Fitzsimons
Town of Dodgeville